Tionne
A feminine given name of uncertain origin, possibly deriving from the French name Étienne.
Name Census estimates that about 805 living Americans carry the first name Tionne. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 89.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Tionne today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tionne births was 2000 (140 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tionne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tionne with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
805
~ 1 in 425,782 Americans
Peak year
2000
140 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2015 SSA rank
#11,949
Tracked since 1978
Census
Tionne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 706 people with the first name Tionne, which placed it at #16,084 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,084
National first-name rank
People counted
706
706 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tionne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tionne is Black at 87.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.0%) and White (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tionne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tionne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.8% · 620
- Two or more races4.0% · 28
- White3.5% · 25
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Tionne
Tionne leans heavily female at 89.5% of total registrations, but 86 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tionne as a male name
- Ranked #11,949 in 2015
- 6 male births in 2015
- Peak: 2000 (14 births)
Tionne as a female name
- Ranked #15,137 in 2022
- 6 female births in 2022
- Peak: 2000 (126 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tionne leans strongly female. 601 people counted with this name were female (86.0%), compared with 98 male bearers (14.0%).
Popularity
Tionne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tionne from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 453 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tionne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tionne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tionnes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. New York, Georgia, Florida recorded the most babies named Tionne, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tionne
The name Tionne has its origins in the ancient Greek language, with the root word "tio" meaning "divine" or "godly." It is believed to have emerged during the Classical period of ancient Greek civilization, which spanned from the 5th to the 4th centuries BCE.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Tionne can be found in the works of the Greek historian Plutarch, who lived from around 46 to 120 CE. In his writings, he mentioned a woman named Tionne who was a priestess at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, a prominent religious site in ancient Greece.
The name Tionne gained popularity in various regions of the Mediterranean during the Byzantine era, which lasted from the 4th to the 15th centuries CE. It was particularly prevalent in areas with strong Greek cultural influences, such as parts of modern-day Greece, Turkey, and Italy.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Tionne was Tionne of Beirut, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 9th century CE. She was highly respected for her contributions to the field of logic and her teachings at the prestigious School of Baghdad.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Tionne of Antioch gained recognition as a skilled physician and herbalist. Her expertise in traditional medicine was highly sought after, and she is credited with developing several remedies that were widely used during her time.
Another prominent individual with the name Tionne was Tionne of Constantinople, a Byzantine noblewoman who lived in the 14th century. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of various cultural and educational initiatives within the Byzantine Empire.
In the realm of literature, the name Tionne was immortalized in the works of the Italian Renaissance poet Dante Alighieri, who included a character named Tionne in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy," written in the early 14th century.
Throughout history, the name Tionne has been associated with individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields, including religion, philosophy, medicine, and the arts. While its usage may have fluctuated over time, the name has maintained a sense of divine reverence and connection to its ancient Greek roots.
People
Tionne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tionne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tionne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tionne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 805 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tionne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 425,782 US residents.
Is Tionne a common name?
We classify Tionne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 821 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tionne most popular?
The single biggest year for Tionne was 2000, when 140 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tionne is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tionne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 706 people with the name Tionne, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,084 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tionne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tionne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tionne leans strongly female. 601 people counted with this name were female (86.0%), compared with 98 male bearers (14.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tionne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tionne is Black at 87.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.0%) and White (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tionne most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tionne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.8% (620 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tionne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tionne a female name?
Yes, 89.5% of people registered as Tionne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tionne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tionne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tionne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Tionne?
Want to know how many Americans are named Tionne? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.